Binding Mode of an α-Amino Acid-Linked Quinoxaline-2,3-dione

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Binding Mode of an α‑Amino Acid-Linked Quinoxaline-2,3-dione Analogue at Glutamate Receptor Subtype GluK1 Charles S. Demmer,† Charlotte Møller,‡ Patricia M. G. E. Brown,# Liwei Han,∥ Darryl S. Pickering,∥ Birgitte Nielsen,§ Derek Bowie,# Karla Frydenvang,‡ Jette S. Kastrup,*,‡ and Lennart Bunch*,† †

Chemical Neuroscience Group, ‡Biostructural Research Group, §Medicinal Chemistry Group, ∥Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Group, and ⊥Molecular Pharmacology Group, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark # Bowie Lab, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada H3G 0B1 S Supporting Information *

ABSTRACT: Two α-amino acid-functionalized quinoxalines, 1a (CNG-10301) and 1b (CNG-10300), of a quinoxaline moiety coupled to an amino acid moiety were designed, synthesized, and characterized pharmacologically. While 1a displayed low affinity at native AMPA, KA, and NMDA receptors, and at homomeric GluK1,3 receptors, the affinity for GluK2 was in the midmicromolar range (Ki = 136 μM), 1b displayed low to midmicromolar range binding affinity at all the iGluRs (Ki = 9−126 μM). In functional experiments (outside-out patches excised from transfected HEK293T cells), 100 μM 1a partially blocked GluK1 (33% peak response), while GluK2 was unaffected (96% peak response). Furthermore, 1a was shown not to be an agonist at GluK1 and GluK2 at 100 μM. On the other hand, 100 μM 1b fully antagonized GluK1 (8% peak response) but only partially blocked GluK2 (33% peak response). An X-ray structure at 2.3 Å resolution of 1b in the GluK1-LBD (ligand-binding domain) disclosed an unexpected binding mode compared to the predictions made during the design phase; the quinoxaline moiety remains to act as an amino acid bioisostere, but the amino acid moiety is oriented into a new area within the GluK1 receptor. The structure of the GluK1-LBD with 1b showed a large variation in domain openings of the three molecules from 25° to 49°, demonstrating that the GluK1-LBD is capable of undergoing major domain movements. KEYWORDS: Design, synthesis, radioligand binding, X-ray crystallography, domain opening

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INTRODUCTION The common α-amino acid (S)-glutamate (Glu) is the major excitatory neurotransmitter of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). The glutamatergic neurotransmitter system is involved in a vast number of neurological processes such as memory and learning, plasticity, and motor function,1,2 and thus also in the pathogenesis of many neurological and psychiatric disorders. The class of fast-acting ionotropic Glu receptors (iGluRs) is divided into three groups that again comprise a number of subunits [AMPA receptors GluA1−4, kainic acid (KA) receptors 3−5 GluK1−5, and NMDA receptors6 GluN1, GluN2A-D, and GluN3A,B]. The iGluRs form ligand-gated ion channels consisting of four subunits, with each subunit having an extracellular region composed of the Nterminal domain and the ligand-binding domain (LBD), a transmembrane region, and a C-terminal region. The LBD forms a clamshell-like domain with the glutamate-binding site located within two lobes designated D1 and D2. A number of competitive antagonists that discriminate among the AMPA, KA, and NMDA receptors have been reported.7 However, it remains a challenge to discover antagonists, which display selectivity among the subunits within © 2015 American Chemical Society

one of these groups. In fact, only GluK1-selective competitive antagonists have been reported to date [e.g., LY4661958 (Figure 1 and Table 1].7 There is therefore an unmet need for the creative design of new chemical scaffolds that eventually can be developed into antagonists with a novel subunit selectivity profile. Such chemical probes are key tools in the elucidation of the role and function of Glu receptors in health and disease.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Design. Some 20 years ago, a series of substituted quinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-diones [DNQX and CNQX (Figure 1 and Table 1)] were identified as potent competitive AMPA/ KA receptor antagonists.9 Interestingly, the quinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-dione moiety acts as an α-amino acid bioisostere10 as disclosed by X-ray crystallographic studies.11,12 A potentially new class of iGluR antagonists was designed with the general molecular formula I (Figure 2). Via the linkage of an α-amino acid to the quinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-dione Received: September 23, 2014 Accepted: March 26, 2015 Published: April 9, 2015 845

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Figure 1. Chemical structures of Glu, AMPA, KA, NMDA, and competitive antagonists LY466195, (S)-ATPO, DNQX, and CNQX.

Table 1. Pharmacological Profiles of LY466195, ATPO, DNQX, CNQX, 1a (CNG-10301), and 1b (CNG-10300) at the iGluRs, Together with Binding Affinities of 1b at the GluK1-LBDa AMPA IC50b LY466195d ATPO DNQX CNQX 1a (CNG-10301) 1b (CNG-10300)

− 16 0.25e 0.40e 203 [3.69 ± 0.03] 26 [4.59 ± 0.06]

KA IC50b

NMDA Kib

− >100 0.53e 0.27e >300

− >100 4.1e 13e >200

126 [3.90 ± 0.02]

78 [4.12 ± 0.08]

GluA2 Kic 270 60.3 ± 4.7 0.254 ± 0.014 0.333 ± 0.028 >100 (80 ± 8%) 21.3 ± 2.4

GluK1 Kic 0.05 2.55 ± 0.43 0.652 ± 0.028 1.28 ± 0.30 >100 (74 ± 3%) 16.1 ± 1.0

GluK2 Kic − >100 2.10 ± 0.32 1.49 ± 0.01 136 ± 22 9.52 ± 1.15

GluK3 Kic 8.9 >1,000 0.362 ± 0.033 0.637 ± 0.050 >100 (71 ± 5%) 59.0 ± 3.2

GluK1-LBD Kic − − − − − 37.1 ± 7.8

All values are in micromolar. bMean values ± the standard error of the mean (SEM) of three individual experiments. The following radioligands were used: AMPA receptors, [3H]AMPA; KA receptors, [3H]KA; NMDA receptors, [3H]CGP 39653. cMean values ± SEM of at least three experiments, conducted in triplicate at 12−16 ligand concentrations. In parentheses are values of percent residual specific binding at 100 μM ligand. The following radioligands were used: GluA2, [3H]AMPA; GluK1−3, [3H]-(2S,4R)-4-methyl-Glu (SYM2081) or [3H]KA. Hill coefficients were not different from unity. dFrom ref 8. eFunctional data from ref 9. a

investigated by performing a stochastic conformational search of chemical structures of the general formula I, for n = 0−3 (Figure 2). While a large variety of AMPA/KA receptor antagonists have been crystallized with GluA2-LBD and/or GluK1-LBD, the two distinct antagonists, ATPO [Ki = 2.6 μM affinity for GluK1, Protein Data Bank (PDB) entry 1VSO]14 and LY466195 (Ki = 0.05 μM affinity for GluK1,8 PDB entry 2QS4),15 were used as templates in the design. The study led to the conclusion that the linker length of n = 1, compound 1a (Figure 3A) and the linker length of n = 2, compound 1b (Figure 3B) were both attractive. In detail, one low-energy conformation of 1a fit the pharmacophore dictated by LY466195, whereas four low-energy conformations of 1b could be superimposed on LY466195, two being the most favorable. In comparison with LY466195, 1a and 1b present their hydrogen bonding functionalities to the receptor with altered distances and angles (Figure 3A,B). Such properties are in particular interesting as we were aiming to discover new scaffolds with unprecedented receptor subtype selectivity profiles. Synthesis. A retrosynthetic analysis of target compounds 1a and 1b suggested the use of a protected natural α-amino acid (commercially available) as a direct source of chirality, and a Negishi cross coupling between the 6-quinoxaline moiety and the side chain of the amino acid was planned as the key step.16,17 The synthesis of 1a and 1b commenced with the reduction of the carboxylic acid functionality of BOC-Asp-OBn

Figure 2. Design of α-amino acid-functionalized quinoxalines 1a (CNG-10301) and 1b (CNG-10300) as potential AMPA/KA antagonists.

moiety, the latter was initially assumed to act as a carboxylic acid bioisostere engaging in hydrogen bonding directly to the amino acid residues of the D2 domain of the receptor, or via water molecules. The pKa value of an unsubstituted quinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-dione skeleton has been determined to be 9.2,13 which calculates to approximately 1% of the ionized form at physiological pH 7.4.10 The suitable linker length was 846

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generated from their corresponding alcohols 3a (commercially available) and 3b, respectively, by reaction with iodine under neutral conditions (triphenylphosphine and imidazole).19 The quinoxaline moiety was successfully introduced by a palladium coupling with the organic zinc nucleophile (Negishi) from 4a or 4b and 6-bromo-2,3-dimethoxyquinoxaline 9.17 The palladium-catalyzed cross coupling was first tried out on 7 but proved to be unsuccessful, presumably because of the competing coordination of the 2,3-dicarbonyl oxygens. Possibly expectedly, 2,3-dichloroquinoxaline 8 was also unsuccessful as a coupling partner, giving a complex product mixture. Finally, 5a and 5b were fully deprotected in a one-pot reaction under acidic conditions, providing the HCl salt of the two target structures 1a and 1b (Scheme 1). Pharmacology. With the two target compounds 1a and 1b in hand, they were characterized pharmacologically at rat synaptosomes (native AMPA, KA, and NMDA receptors). The compounds were also assessed at cloned homomeric GluA2 and GluK1−3 receptors, and all results are summarized in Table 1. Analogue 1a displayed a low affinity for native iGluRs (IC50 or Ki of >200 μM) and cloned homomeric GluA2 and GluK1,3 receptors (Ki > 100 μM), and medium-range micromolar affinity for GluK2 (Ki = 136 μM). Analogue 1b displayed medium-range micromolar affinity for native AMPA, KA, and NMDA receptors. The binding affinity of 1b for AMPA receptors was confirmed at the cloned homomeric GluA2 receptor (Ki = 21 μM). At cloned homomeric GluK1−3 receptors, 1b displayed medium-range binding affinity for GluK1−3 with Ki values of 16, 9.5, and 59 μM, respectively (Table 1). Finally, in a functional EAAT assay,20 both 1a and 1b displayed no appreciable activity as inhibitors at subtypes EAAT1−3 [IC50 > 1000 μM (results not shown)]. Upon comparison with the four antagonists employed in the design phase [LY466195, ATPO, CNQX, and DNQX (Figure 1 and Table 1)], the broad profile of 1b is comparable to that of DNQX and CNQX. On the other hand, a slightly GluK2 preferring profile of 1a is surprising because LY466195 is highly

Figure 3. (A) Superimposition of a low-energy conformation of 1a (purple) on LY466195 (gray; PDB entry 2QS4). Both compounds are colored according to atom type. (B) Superimposition of four lowenergy conformations of 1b (ΔΔG = 0−1 kcal/mol; yellow, orange, purple, and green) on LY466195.

2 to give the corresponding alcohol 3b, using isobutyl chloroformate as an activator.18 The crude product was used without further purification as this led to formation of the corresponding cyclization product due to the acidic nature of silica gel. The iodo-amino acids, 4a and 4b, were then Scheme 1. Synthesis of 1a and 1ba

a

Reagents and conditions: (a) N-methylmorpholine, isobutyl chloroformate, THF; (b) NaBH4, MeOH; (c) PPh3, imidazole, I2, DCM (80% for R = Me, 49% over two steps for R = Bn); (d) Zn dust, I2, Pd2dba3, SPhos, 9, DMF (41% for R = Me, 35% for R = Bn); (e) 4 N HCl, H2O, dioxane for 1a (89%), recrystallization with propylene oxide for 1b (68%); (f) diethyl oxalate (96%); (g) thionyl chloride, DMF (catalytic) (90%); (h) MeOK, MeOH (93%). 847

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outcome. On the basis of these results, we conclude that within the resolution of our system, 1a is an antagonist and not a partial agonist at GluK1. X-ray Structure of the GluK1-LBD with 1b. Today, approximately 300 structures of LBDs of iGluRs have been determined. Such high-resolution structures (1−2.5 Å) are valuable for gaining detailed information about ligand binding and hydrogen bonding, including binding site water networks. For comparison, structures of full-length GluA2 have been crystallized with three agonists and one antagonist only at medium to low resolution (3.2−3.9 Å).22−24 However, a similar binding mode of the ligands as well as similar domain and subunit arrangements at the soluble LBD and full-length receptors was seen, which supports the use of LBDs for detailed studies. Of compounds 1a and 1b, only 1b was successfully crystallized with the GluK1-LBD at 2.28 Å resolution. The crystal contains three molecules (A−C) in the asymmetric unit of the crystal (Table S1 of the Supporting Information). Molecules A and C form a biologically relevant dimer with each other, whereas molecule B forms a dimer with a symmetryrelated molecule B. Compound 1b was found to bind with a similar binding affinity at the GluK1-LBD (37 μM) and at cloned homomeric GluK1 receptors (16 μM) (Table 1). Compound 1b could unambiguously be located at the three binding sites (Figure 5A−C). The ligand is positioned in such a way that the quinoxaline-2,3-dione part of 1b forms contacts to the essential Arg523, in the same manner as seen in the structure of the GluA2-LBD with DNQX.12 In this way, the αamino acid moiety of 1b can be regarded as a substituent on the quinoxaline-2,3-dione skeleton. The contacts to the quinoxaline-2,3-dione part of 1b involve polar interactions between both oxygen atoms of 1b and the Arg523 side chain as well as an interaction from the 2-one of 1b to the backbone nitrogen atom of Thr518. Furthermore, the 3-one atom forms a contact with a water molecule in molecule B (Figure 5B), which is not seen in molecule A or C (Figure 5A,C). The 1-nitrogen atom of 1b forms a contact with the backbone carbonyl oxygen atom of Pro516, whereas the 4-nitrogen atom interacts with a water molecule in molecules A and B. The side chain of Glu738 is twisted away from the ligand (Figure 5D) as previously also observed upon binding of UBP318 in the GluK1-LBD,15 but in contrast to what was seen in other structures of GluK1 with antagonists, e.g., GluK1-LBD in complex ATPO,14 where this residue forms direct contacts with the ligand (Figure 5D). As GluK1 is an α-amino acid-binding receptor, a binding mode positioning the α-amino acid of 1b toward Arg523 was predicted as one of the possible binding modes (see section on In silico study in the Supporting Information), and Glu738 was thought to bind to the ligand α-amino group of 1b. Instead, the structure reveals that the α-amino acid moiety of 1b binds in a small cavity inside the binding pocket (Figures 5D and 6). The in silico study showed that only when docking back into the 1b−GluK1-LBD X-ray structure could the X-ray-determined binding mode of 1b be reproduced. Following the concept of induced fit of ligand−protein binding, this is however not unexpected as three key parameters in this process are difficult to model: (1) receptor domain closure, (2) organization of water matrix and hydrogen bonding network in the binding pocket, and (3) overall entropy of the system whether this is positively or negatively contributing to the total free energy of binding.

selective for GluK1 and ATPO binds to the GluK1 and AMPA receptors. Functional Characterization at GluK1 and GluK2. We characterized the functionality of 1a and 1b at recombinantly expressed KA receptors. Outside-out patches excised from HEK293T cells transfected with GluK1 or GluK2 were subjected to fast Glu applications (250 ms, 1 mM Glu) in the absence or presence of 100 μM 1a or 1b, and peak currents were measured (Figure 4) and are summarized in Table 2.

Figure 4. Antagonism of GluK1 and GluK2 by 1a and 1b. (A) Example GluK1 and GluK2 responses evoked by 1 mM Glu (patches 141215p2 and 141201p1, respectively) under control conditions (black) and in the presence of 100 μM 1a (cyan) or 1b (orange). (B) Summary of relative peak responses of GluK1 and GluK2 in the presence of 100 μM 1a (left) or 1b (right). Data points represent individual observations; lines and error bars represent the mean and SEM.

Table 2. Mean Relative Peak Responses Evoked by 1 mM Glu in the Presence of 100 μM 1a or 1b GluK1 1a (CNG-10301) 1b (CNG-10300)

GluK2

mean

SEM

n

mean

SEM

n

0.33 0.08

±0.10 ±0.02

4 4

0.96 0.33

±0.07 ±0.05

4 3

Surprisingly, 100 μM 1a partially blocked GluK1, while GluK2 was unaffected (Figure 4B). On the other hand, 1b fully antagonized GluK1 but only partially blocked GluK2 (Figure 4B). Of note, 1b also slowed the rise time of both GluK1 and GluK2 responses by almost 13- and 6-fold, respectively (GluK1, 0.60 ± 0.08 and 7.8 ± 4.5 ms in control and 1b, respectively; GluK2, 0.96 ± 0.05 and 5.6 ± 0.3 ms in control and 1b, respectively). This is consistent with 1b being a competitive antagonist at both GluK1 and GluK2 receptors. We also investigated 1a as a potential agonist at GluK1 and GluK2. At a concentration of 100 μM, 1a alone did not produce any response at either GluK1 (n = 3) or GluK2 (n = 5) at a holding potential of −100 mV. Moreover, preliminary experiments using Concanavalin-A to enhance small agonist responses, as previously described,21 did not change this 848

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Figure 5. X-ray crystal structure of 1b in the LBD of GluK1. (A−C) 1b is shown as sticks with carbon atoms colored yellow. Selected binding site residues are illustrated with carbon atoms colored cyan (molecule A), salmon (molecule B), and dark gray (molecule C). The backbone trace is shown as a ribbon. Oxygen atoms are colored red, nitrogen atoms blue, and sulfur atoms yellow. Water molecules are displayed as red spheres, and a sulfate ion located in the binding site is shown as sticks. Potential hydrogen bonds within 3.2 Å are shown as dashed lines. Furthermore, a standard Phenix 2Fo − Fc omit map (gray) carved around the ligand at a 1.6 Å radius is shown: molecules (A) A, (B) B, and (C) C. (D) Superimposition of the structures of the GluK1-LBD with 1b (molecule A, color coding as in panel A) and the GluK1-LBD with ATPO (PDB entry 1VSO,14 molecule A, carbon atoms colored light gray). See Figure S1 of the Supporting Information for the final 2Fo − Fc electron density map of the three molecules of 1b.

The α-amino group of 1b in molecules A and B makes contacts with the side chain hydroxyl group of Ser741 and also a water molecule in molecule B (Figure 5A,B), whereas no close contacts with the α-amino group are seen in molecule C (Figure 5C). The α-carboxylate group of 1b forms contacts with side chain hydroxyl groups of Tyr444, Thr740, and Tyr764 as well as a water molecule in molecule B. In molecule C, a close contact with Tyr444 (2.6 Å) is seen, whereas the contacts with Thr740 (3.6 Å) and Tyr764 (3.6 Å) are weaker. A sulfate ion is found in the binding pocket, which is located 6−8 Å from 1b in the vicinity of Thr690 (Figure 5A−C) and forms similar contacts in all three molecules. Upon comparison of the present structure with the structure of the GluK1-LBD in complex with other antagonists, it is seen that a distal substituent of most antagonists is positioned where the sulfate ion is located in the structure of the GluK1-LBD with 1b (Figure 6). The sulfate ion is found in a similar region as the phosphonate group of ATPO in the GluK1-LBD but in a different location (Figure 5D). In the structures of the GluA2LBD with DNQX and NS1209, a sulfate ion is positioned at the same site as the phosphonate group of ATPO in the GluA2LBD.25 However, the phosphonate group of ATPO adopts different locations in the GluA2-LBD and GluK1-LBD14 and also different from the sulfate ion in the GluK1-LBD structure with 1b. Therefore, it seems that incorporation of an anionic

moiety into a compound would favor binding at both GluA2 and GluK1 but may result in different receptor contacts. Whereas agonists induce a closure of domain D2 toward domain D1, antagonists stabilize an open form of the LBD. D1−D2 domain openings were calculated for molecules A−C of the GluK1-LBD structure with antagonist 1b bound using the GluK1-LBD structure with glutamate (PDB entry 2F36, molecule A)26 as a reference structure. The domain opening of the three molecules was seen to be significantly different (25.4°, 29.0°, and 49.3° for molecules A−C, respectively) (Figure 7). Domain openings of GluK1-LBD have previously been found to vary from 25° to 31°.15 Therefore, the domain opening of 49° in molecule C in the structure presented here is surprisingly large but at the same time demonstrates that the GluK1-LBD is capable of undergoing major domain movements. In the crystal, the entrances to the binding sites of molecules B and C are facing each other, and thus, this crystal packing might affect closure of molecule C. Also, the average B value (55 Å2) of D2 in molecule C is significantly larger than those of the three D1 domains and the other two D2 domains in the structure (35−39 Å2). This observation indicates high flexibility of domain D2 in molecule C, consistent with a large domain opening and weaker contacts of 1b in molecule C compared to in molecules A and B. 849

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be in an open cleft conformation; however, a lack of interpretable electron density in the binding site prevented modeling of 1b into the structure (data not shown). On the basis of a comparison of amino acid residues in the GluK1-LBD and GluA2-LBD, only one difference is seen within 4 Å of 1b: Ser741 in GluK1, which corresponds to a methionine in GluA2 (Met708). The α-amino group in 1b forms a hydrogen bond with the side chain hydroxyl group of Ser741 in GluK1 (Figure 5). Thus, this hydrogen bond is not possible in the GluA2-LBD and might suggest a different binding mode of 1b in GluA2 compared to that in GluK1. However, it has been observed that Met708 in GluA2 can undergo major side chain conformational changes,27 and therefore, the α-amino acid substituent might point into a similar region in GluA2 as observed for GluK1. This would be in agreement with a similar binding affinity of 1b in GluA2 and GluK1 (Table 1).

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CONCLUSION Discovery of iGluR antagonists that display an unprecedented receptor subtype selectivity profile continues to be a challenging task. By means of creativity together with structural insight into the iGluRs and the binding modes of their ligands, amino acid-functionalized quinoxalines 1a (CNG-10301) and 1b (CNG-10300) were designed and successfully synthesized. Analogue 1a displayed midrange micromolar affinity for the GluK2 subtype and low affinity for GluK1 and GluK3. However, in a functional setup, 1a antagonized GluK1 but not GluK2 (33 and 96% peak responses at 100 μM, respectively). Analogue 1b showed binding affinities for native AMPA, KA, and NMDA and the three GluK1−3 subtypes in the low to medium micromolar range. At 100 μM, 1b fully antagonized GluK1 and partially antagonized GluK2. An X-ray crystal structure of the GluK1-LBD with 1b revealed an unexpected binding mode and a large variation in domain openings of the three molecules from 25° to 49°, demonstrating that the GluK1-LBD is capable of undergoing major domain movements. In all, the new insight presented herein is valuable for the future design and synthesis of subtype-selective iGluR antagonists.

Figure 6. Superimposition on domain D1 of all 10 available antagonist structures at rat GluK1-LBD (molecule A) to illustrate that the amino acid part of 1b points into an area of the binding pocket that has not previously been explored by antagonists. All reported antagonists have substituents pointing in the direction of the sulfate ion. Only ligand atoms are shown for the sake of clarity (yellow sticks, 1b and sulfate ion; thin gray lines, PDB entries 1VSO, 2F34, 2F35, 2QS1, 2QS2, 2QS3, 2QS4, 3S2V, 4DLD, and 4MF3).

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Chemistry. All reactions involving dry solvents or sensitive agents were performed under a nitrogen atmosphere, and glassware was dried prior to use. Commercially available chemicals were used without further purification. THF and DMF were dried using 3 Å molecular sieves. Reactions were monitored by analytical thin-layer chromatography (TLC, Merck silica gel 60 F254 aluminum sheets). Flash chromatography was conducted using Merck silica gel 60A (20−45 μm). 1H NMR spectra were recorded on a 300 MHz Avance Bruker spectrometer and 13C NMR spectra on a 75 MHz Avance Bruker spectrometer. The purity of all tested compounds was determined by elementary analysis to be >95%. (S)-Benzyl 2-[(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino]-4-hydroxybutanoate (3b). To a solution of (S)-4-(benzyloxy)-3-[(tertbutoxycarbonyl)amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid 2 (2.00 g, 6.18 mmol) in dry THF (30 mL) at −15 °C was added N-methylmorpholine (0.680 mL, 6.18 mmol) followed by isobutyl chloroformate (0.810 mL, 6.18 mmol) (milky solution). The solution was stirred for 20 min, and NaBH4 (0.700 g, 18.5 mmol) was added portionwise followed by a slow dropwise addition of MeOH (62 mL) over 45 min. The reaction mixture was stirred for 40 min at −15 °C before the reaction was quenched by the addition of an aqueous solution of HCl (11 mL, 1 M). The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was extracted with EtOAc (3 × 30 mL). The combined

Figure 7. Molecules A−C of the GluK1-LBD structure with 1b superimposed on domain D1 residues. Molecule A is colored cyan, molecule B salmon, and molecule C dark gray. 1b is shown as yellow sticks.

Crystallization of 1b with the GluA2-LBD was also attempted. The diffraction data showed the GluA2 LBD to 850

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ACS Chemical Neuroscience organic layers were successively washed with an aqueous solution of HCl (1 × 40 mL, 1 M), H2O (2 × 50 mL), an aqueous solution of 5% NaHCO3 (1 × 50 mL), and finally H2O (3 × 50 mL). It was dried over MgSO4, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure, leading to a yellow oil. The crude was used without purification. General Procedure for the Displacement of the Primary Hydroxy Group with Iodine. To a solution of PPh3 (2.02 g, 7.70 mmol) and imidazole (0.520 g, 7.70 mmol) in DCM (29 mL) at 0 °C was added I2 (1.95 g, 7.70 mmol) (orange milky solution). The reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 10 min. The mixture was recooled to 0 °C, and a solution of the corresponding alcohol (6.16 mmol) in DCM (6 mL) was added dropwise over 15 min. The solution was stirred at 0 °C for 90 min and then at room temperature for 2 h. The reaction mixture was filtered off through a pad of Celite (2 cm) using a solution of ether and petroleum ether (1:1) as the eluent. The organic phase was evaporated under reduced pressure without being heated. (S)-Methyl 2-[(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino]-3-iodopropanoate (4a). Purified by flash column chromatography (ether/petroleum ether, 1:4) (Rf = 0.19). White solid (2.85 g, 80%). Mp: 51 °C (Lit. 51 °C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 5.34 (d, J = 7.06 Hz, 1H), 4.55− 4.47 (m, 1H), 3.79 (s, 3H), 3.62−3.50 (m, 2H), 1.45 (s, 9H). (S)-Benzyl 2-[(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino]-4-iodobutanoate (4b). Purified by flash column chromatography (EtOAc/petroleum ether, 1:5) (Rf = 0.5). White solid (1.3 g, 49% over two steps). Mp: 54 °C (Lit. 54 °C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.39−7.32 (m, 5H), 5.22 (dd, J = 2.91 Hz, 1H), 5.13−5.03 (m, 1H), 4.41−4.35 (m, 1H), 3.21− 3.08 (m, 2H), 2.41−2.35 (m, 1H), 2.25−2.17 (m, 1H), 1.45 (s, 9H). General Procedure for the Negishi Cross Coupling Reaction. Zinc dust (0.61 g, 9.30 mmol) was added to a nitrogen-purged vial. Dry DMF (3.25 mL) was added followed by a catalytic amount of I2 (40 mg, 0.15 mmol) (the solution turned yellow and then black again). The corresponding iodine compound, 4a or 4b (3.10 mmol), was immediately added followed by another catalytic amount of I2 (40 mg, 0.15 mmol) (the solution turned yellow-green and then black again; exothermicity was felt because of zinc insertion). Pd2dba3 (73 mg, 0.08 mmol), SPhos (62 mg, 0.150 mmol), and 6-bromo-2,3-dimethoxyquinoxaline 9 (0.290 g, 1.08 mmol) were added to the vial, and the solution was heated at 50 °C for 4 h. The reaction mixture was filtered off through a pad of Celite (2 cm), washed with DMF, and evaporated under reduced pressure. Water (10 mL) was added, and the solution was extracted with Et2O (3 × 20 mL). Combined organic phases were washed with brine, dried over MgSO4, filtered, and evaporated under reduced pressure. (S)-Methyl 2-[(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino]-3-(2,3-dimethoxyquinoxalin-6-yl)propanoate (5a). Purified twice by flash column chromatography [AcOEt/heptane, 3:7 (Rf = 0.30), and then toluene/AcOEt, 85:15 (Rf = 0.35)]. White solid (0.5 g, 41%). Mp: 56.4 °C. [α]D25 = +67.5 (c = 0.306 g/100 mL, CH2Cl2). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.69 (d, J = 8.34 Hz, 1H), 7.55 (br s, 1H), 7.26 (dd, J = 8.33, 1.98 Hz, 1H), 5.02 (d, J = 7.99 Hz, 1H), 4.66 (dd, J = 13.73, 6.05 Hz, 1H), 4.14 (s, 6H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 3.24 (dq, J = 13.97, 6.07 Hz, 2H), 1.42 (9H, s). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ 172.1, 154.9, 149.9, 149.7, 136.9, 136.1, 134.6, 127.8, 126.7, 126.3, 79.9, 54.4, 54.1, 52.2, 38.1, 28.2. (S)-Benzyl 2-[(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino]-4-(2,3-dimethoxyquinoxalin-6-yl)butanoate (5b). Purified four times by flash column chromatography [twice with EtOAc/heptane, 3:7 (Rf = 0.33), then DCM/MeOH (5%) (Rf = 0.38), and then toluene/EtOAc, 9:1 (Rf = 0.30)]. Orange glass solid (1.0 g, 35%). Mp: 67.6 °C. [α]D25 = +22.0 (c = 0.4 g/100 mL, CH2Cl2). 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 7.65 (d, J = 8.35 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (br s, 1H), 7.38−7.34 (m, 4H), 7.26 (s, 1H), 7.26−7.15 (m, 1H), 5.16 (dd, J = 19.42, 12.28 Hz, 2H), 5.14 (br s, 1H), 4.44 (dd, J = 12.99, 7.03 Hz, 1H), 4.14 (s, 6H), 2.88−2.67 (m, 2H), 2.34−2.15 (m, 1H), 2.10−1.95 (m, 1H), 1.46 (s, 9H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ 172.3, 155.2, 149.8, 149.5, 139.4, 137.0, 135.5, 135.2, 128.5, 128.3, 128.2, 127.4, 126.2, 125.4, 79.9, 67.0, 54.0, 53.2, 34.2, 31.3, 28.2. (S)-2-Amino-3-(2,3-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-6-yl)propanoic Acid Hydrochloride (1a). To a solution of (S)-methyl 2-

[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-3-(2,3-dimethoxyquinoxalin-6-yl)propanoate 5a (0.400 g, 1.02 mmol) in dioxane (19 mL) was added an aqueous solution of HCl (19 mL, 4 N), and the reaction mixture was heated under gentle reflux conditions overnight. The reaction mixture was evaporated, and the residue was triturated with Et2O (3 × 5 mL), leading to a pure white HCl salt (250 mg, 89%). Mp: 278 °C dec. [α]D25 = +48.0 (c = 0.167 g/100 mL, DMSO). 1H NMR (300 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 12.00 (s, 1H), 11.95 (s, 1H), 8.33 (br s, 3H), 7.07 (d, J = 8.60 Hz, 1H), 7.01−6.96 (m, 2H), 4.08 (br s, 1H), 3.07 (d, J = 6.42 Hz, 2H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 170.1, 155.1, 154.9, 129.7, 125.5, 124.7, 124.2, 116.1, 115.3, 53.2, 35.2. Anal. Calcd for C12H13N3O4·0.34H2O·1.62HCl): C, 43.88; H, 4.7; N, 12.79. Found: C, 43.58; H, 4.38; N, 13.12. (S)-2-Amino-4-(2,3-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoxalin-6-yl)butanoic Acid Hydrochloride (1b). To a solution of (S)-benzyl 2[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-4-(2,3-dimethoxyquinoxalin-6-yl)butanoate 5b (0.250 g, 0.52 mmol) in dioxane (12 mL) was added an aqueous solution of HCl (12 mL, 4 N), and the solution was heated under gentle reflux conditions overnight. The reaction mixture was then evaporated, and the residue was triturated with Et2O (3 × 5 mL). The crude was obtained as a light orange powder (96%). The crude (150 mg, 0.5 mmol) was dissolved in H2O (8 mL) and the mixture stirred at room temperature. Propylene oxide (35 μL, 5.0 mmol) was slowly added to the reaction mixture, and the solution was stirred for 30 min. The reaction mixture was left overnight without stirring for crystallization and then filtered with a filter paper, and crystals were washed with H2O (3 × 2 mL). The crystals were dissolved in an aqueous solution of HCl (1.5 mL, 1 M) and evaporated to dryness. The solid was dissolved in H2O (2 mL) and freeze-dried to afford a light brown solid (106 mg, 68%). Mp: 263 °C dec. [α]D25 = +35.8 (c = 0.142 g/100 mL, H2O). 1H NMR (300 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 11.95 (s, 1H), 11.91 (s, 1H), 8.48 (br s, 3H), 7.07 (d, J = 7.97 Hz, 3H), 6.95 (br s, 1H), 6.94 (br dd, J = 9.13, 1.48 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (signal hidden by the solvent peak, 1H), 2.82−2.67 (m, 1H), 2.67−2.53 (m, 1H), 2.10−1.96 (m, 2H). 1H NMR (300 MHz, D2O): δ 7.00 (ddd, J = 8.27, 1.68, 1.68 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (dd, J = 8.31, 1.51 Hz, 1H), 6.87 (br d, J = 1.39 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (dd, J = 6.25, 6.25 Hz, 1H), 2.81−2.55 (m, 2H), 2.13−1.99 (m, 2H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 170.7, 155.3, 155.0, 135.4, 125.6, 124.0, 123.1, 115.3, 114.6, 51.6, 32.0, 30.0. Anal. Calcd for C12H14ClN3O4·1.5H2O·0.81HCl): C, 40.84; H, 4.67; N, 11.41. Found: C, 40.46; H, 5.04; N, 11.79. 6-Bromoquinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-dione (7). A solution of 2-amino4-bromoaniline 6 (3.0 g, 16.0 mmol) in diethyl oxalate (15 mL) was refluxed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature, after which EtOAc (25 mL) was added. The precipitate was filtered and washed with EtOAc (3 × 20 mL) and dried under vacuum to give a brown powder (3.75 g, 96%). 1H NMR (300 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 11.97 (s, 1H), 11.94 (s, 1H), 7.26−7.18 (m, 2H), 7.03 (d, J = 9.03 Hz, 1H). Mp: >400 °C dec (Lit. >350 °C). 6-Bromo-2,3-dichloroquinoxaline (8). To a mixture of 6bromoquinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-dione 7 (5.33 g, 22.11 mmol) in thionyl chloride (74 mL) was added a catalytic amount of DMF (three drops). The reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 8 h, cooled to room temperature, and poured very slowly into an ice/water bath. The solid was filtered, dissolved in EtOAc (500 mL), and dried with MgSO4. The organic phase was filtered and evaporated to afford the desired product, 6-bromo-2,3-dichloroquinoxaline 8, as a light orange-brown solid (1.03 g, 90%). Mp: 131 °C (Lit. 132 °C). 1H NMR (300 MHz, d6-DMSO): δ 8.34 (d, J = 2.01 Hz, 1H), 8.05 (dd, J = 8.91, 2.06 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (d, J = 8.89 Hz, 1H). 6-Bromo-2,3-dimethoxyquinoxaline (9). To a solution of the intermediate 6-bromo-2,3-dichloroquinoxaline 8 (2.25 g, 8.09 mmol) in anhydrous methanol (34 mL) was added a solution of 25% MeOK in MeOH (6.90 mL, 22.6 mmol). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 3 h and cooled to room temperature. H2O (50 mL) was added, and the suspension was filtered before being washed with water (3 × 20 mL). The solid was dried overnight using a vacuum oven to give the desired product, 6-bromo-2,3-dimethoxyquinoxaline 9, as a brown powder (2.02 g, 93%). Mp: 105 °C (Lit. 114−115 °C, solvent of 851

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(S)-ATPO as a search model (PDB entry 1VSO, molecule A; protein atoms only).14 The search model was defined as two domains, D1 and D2. Three molecules were found in the asymmetric unit of the crystal. Visual inspection of the structure in COOT35 revealed well-defined electron density for the structure in most areas and clear density corresponding to 1b. The ligand coordinates were created in Maestro (Maestro version 9.2, Schrödinger, LLC, New York, NY) and fit into the electron density. Topology and parameter files for 1b were obtained using eLBOW.36 The model used for molecular replacement lacked two loops (residues 493−497 and 712−714), and these residues were built in manually. The structure was refined in PHENIX37 with isotropic B factors and validated using tools in COOT and PHENIX. The final structure was also validated on the PDB ADIT validation server. Statistics of data collection and refinement can be found in Table S1 of the Supporting Information. D1−D2 domain openings were calculated using the DynDom server.38 In Silico Conformational Search Study. Conformational searches and superimposition studies were performed using the software package MOE 2013.08 (Molecular Operating Environment, Chemical Computing Group). The built-in function “stochastic search” was used with the standard setup: mmff94x force field, solvation set to GB/SA, and energy cutoff of >7 kcal/mol.

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Crystal data, data collection, and refinement statistics of GluK1LBD in complex with 1b (Table S1), final 2Fo-Fc electron density of the three molecules of 1b (Figure S1), and in silico study of the binding mode of 1b (Table S2 and Figure S2). This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org. Accession Codes

The structure of the GluK1-LBD in complex with 1b (CNG10300) has been deposited in as Protein Data Bank entry 4QF9.

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*Phone: +45 35336244. Fax: +45 35336041. E-mail: lebu@ sund.ku.dk. *E-mail: [email protected] (for X-ray crystallography). Author Contributions

C.S.D. (medicinal chemistry) and C.M. (X-ray crystallography) contributed equally to this work. Funding

We thank the Lundbeck Foundation, the Carlsberg Foundation, The University of Copenhagen Programme of Excellence (GluTarget), the Hørslev Foundation, and Danscatt for financial support. Notes

The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Diffraction data were collected at the MAX-lab synchrotron facility in Lund, Sweden. Heidi Peterson is thanked for technical assistance.

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ABBREVIATIONS AMPA, α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid; CNS, central nervous system; EAATs, excitatory amino acid transporters; Glu, (S)-glutamate; iGluRs, ionotropic Glu receptors; KA, kainic acid; LBD, ligand-binding domain; mGluRs, metabotropic Glu receptors; NMDA, N-methyl-Daspartate 852

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DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.5b00038 ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2015, 6, 845−854